The Northern SkiesFolk-Rock With Teeth! Whether they're at a brewery pub, a music festival, or on a street corner, Grand Rapids Michigan based band The Northern Skies plays “bluegrass, Americana, and Celtic music and pours it through an indie rock funnel to distill something that sounds like a party out in the back yard. And yes, there is moonshine at that party" (Revue Magazine Grand Rapids, MI).The sound is created by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eric Engblade and dynamically rounded out by violinist Jefferey Niemeier, bassist Eric Raby, and drummer Jake Castillo. The band’s 2009 self titled release was called a "beautiful", "up-north, front porch masterpiece" (Recoil Magazine, Grand Rapids MI).